| Library / English Dictionary |
QUITTANCE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Payment of a debt or obligation
Synonyms:
quittance; repayment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("quittance" is a kind of...):
payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quittance"):
redemption (repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("quittance" is a kind of...):
document (a written account of ownership or obligation)
